The First Novel By Jonathan Lethem (author Of The Award-winning Motherless Brooklyn) Is A Science-fiction Mystery, A Dark And Funny Post-modern Romp Serving Further Evidence That Lethem Is The Distinctive Voice Of A New Generation. Conrad Metcalf Has Problems. Lees verder

The Golden Age Of The English Short Story Lies From Its First Wide Acceptance In The Middle Of The Nineteenth Century Until The Middle Of The Twentieth, A Period When There Were A Great Many Outlets In Britain For Shorter Fictions. This Title Celebrates This Period Through Some Of The Most Widely Kn... Lees verder

Tells The Story Of Unadulterated Childhood - Sad And Funny, Macabre And Delightful - That Inspired Britain's Favourite Storyteller And Also Speaks Of An Age Which Vanished With The Coming Of The Second World War. Lees verder

England, 1930s. Christopher Banks Has Become The Country's Most Celebrated Detective, His Cases The Talk Of London Society. Yet One Unsolved Crime Has Always Haunted Him; The Mysterious Disappearance Of His Parents, In Old Shanghai, When He Was A Small Boy. Lees verder

A youthful crew are assembled around Frances Lennox's hospitable table. Wine and talk flow and nutricious tolerance can be sniffed. In this novel, Doris Lessing tackles the 1960s and its legacy, such as feminism, Communism, sub-Saharan Africa's independence, the spirit of '68, and revolution. Lees verder

Odette is the most hated woman in Belgium. She spends her days in jail, for being an accomplice to a horrifying offence that she was dragged into by her husband. Who is this woman? Why did she never stop him? Does she deserve a second chance, or is she an unscrupulous monster?
The Woman who Fed the... Lees verder

Stefaan Van Laere is a Belgian writer & journalist. He writes both fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. He is also the founder of publishing house Partizaan. The joint circulation of his books already amounts to more than 400,000 copies. This is his first book in English.Geertru... Lees verder

'storm Blew In From Paradise' Is Both The Story Of Anyuru's Father, P, A Ugandan Pilot Who Deserted, And Of Anyuru Himself. Both Men Grew Up Without Their Fathers, An Emotional Void That Had A Serious Impact On Their Lives. P Makes A Promising Start As A Fighter-pilot, But No Matter What He Does Or ... Lees verder

The Helios Disaster is a mythical tale in which a father gives birth to a twelve-year-old girl, splitting his head in the process. Father and daughter are separated. The girl is placed into foster care and comes under the spell of the Pentecostal movement. When she starts speaking in tongues, she’s ... Lees verder

The Transnational publishes poetry and essays from authors from around the world.
Texts which are published in the Transnational can dissolve existing boundaries or suggest new ones. They can make us question our beliefs, champion social justice and human rights, war and psychological violence, giv... Lees verder

The Relationship Between Coco And Her Mother Is Uneasy To Say The Least. When They Run Into Each Other By Chance, Elisabeth Casually Tells Coco That She Is Terminally Ill. As Coco Moves In With Her Mother And Takes Care Of Her, Aspects Of Their Troubled Relationship Come To The Fore Once Again. Eliz... Lees verder

Set In The 1990s In West Africa, Saturdays Shadows Is A Novel About The Slow, Yet Unpredictable Implosion Of A Marriage. It Is Also A Tale Of Love And Devotion, As Well As A Study In The Psychology Of Tyrants And How Their Rule Destroys Not Only Their Subjects But Themselves. This Book Allows Its Fo... Lees verder

'death Has To Happen. Death Is Missing - Presumed...er...gone (and On A Little Farm Far, Far Away, A Tall Dark Stranger Is Turning Out To Be Really Good With A Scythe). If Death Doesn't Come For You, Then What Are You Supposed To Do In The Meantime? You Can't Have The Undead Wandering About Like Los... Lees verder

Growing up in a peaceful Dutch village with her eccentric mother and their two endearing male lodgers, Lucy is the popular leader of the pre-school set—until a bizarre crime rocks her world. After her mother has served time for murder, Lucy, her mother and her ‘uncles’ leave the village to start ove... Lees verder